Amy McKechnie > Chambers of Paul Brant > Liverpool, England > Barrister Profile

Amy McKechnie

Work Department

Family Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law

Position

Amy joined Chambers as a tenant in September 2022 after successfully completing a family law pupillage under the supervision of Kate Huyton.

During her pupillage, Amy experienced different areas of family practice including financial remedy cases as well as private and public children proceedings. In addition to family law, Amy has developed her practice in other areas. Amy has experience prosecuting and defending in the Magistrates Court and representing clients in small claims hearings.

Family Law
Amy has been instructed in financial remedy matters as well as public and private children proceedings. She has gained experience representing clients in contested applications for child arrangement orders. Amy has accepted instructions in relocation cases as well as applications for prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders. Amy regularly represents clients in injunctive proceedings under the Family Law Act 1996, including applications for non molestation and occupation orders. Amy is comfortably developing her practice in financial remedy and has represented clients at various stages in proceedings, such as FDA and FDR.

Civil Law
During her pupillage, Amy has accepted instructions for :-
• Stage 3 hearings
• Credit hire claims
• Road traffic accidents (small claims)
• Infant approval advices.

Criminal Law
Amy regularly prosecutes in the Magistrates Court. Amy also accepts instructions to Defend clients in the Magistrates Court on matters including road traffic offences.

Amy is a confident, assured, and pro-active advocate with a client focussed approach. She is willing to take on new instructions to broaden her practice.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association

Lincolns Inn

Northern Circuit

Education

University of Liverpool, LLB

BBP University (Manchester), BTC and LLM

CPS Panel Advocate Level 1

• Mary MacMurray Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)

• Buchanan Prize (Lincoln’s Inn)

• BPP University’s Advocacy Scholarship (BPP University)

• BPP University’s Excellence Scholarship (BPP University)